Ellington

About this Cocktail

Named for the Duke, not the Stew. Photo by Eric Witz. Drink RGF NYC 2013.

Ingredients:

2 oz Laird's bonded apple brandy

3/4 oz spicy ginger syrup

3/4 oz Lemon juice

Optional dash Absinthe

Preparation:

Shake, strain, up.

Spicy ginger syrup: juice ginger, either manually with a muddler or by running it through a juicer/food processor, strain out solids, add sugar and water to taste. To preserve gingery bite longer, add cayenne extract to taste.